Ban Tu and Cai Ling exchanged a look. Cai Ling curved her lips and crept up like a cat. Su Xiaoliu's almond eyes trembled slightly. Remembering Cai Ling's previous actions, she quickly took a step back and said, "Let's talk things out. Let's talk things out!"
Cai Ling smiled enchantingly. She said, "Miss Su, the master said that if Miss Su is not willing to move, he'll let me accompany Miss Su at night..."
Su Xiaoliu felt a tingling sensation in her hair. She gritted her teeth and said, "No need. I'll move."
This Gu Rongxue. She thought he wouldn't resort to threats. She had underestimated him.
Su Xiaoliu pushed open the window and looked into the distance. Not far away, green mountains loomed faintly, veiled in mist.
That was the back mountain. Su Xiaoliu had some impression of it.
She lowered her eyes and sighed softly. She had been living quite comfortably in the back courtyard. Suddenly moving next to Gu Rongxue made her feel so ill - at ease.
Just as she turned around, she saw the familiar dark - red figure standing at the door. The black cloak was draped over him again. His face couldn't be seen clearly. Only half of his fair and smooth face was visible, and his inky hair hung in front of him like a waterfall.
Su Xiaoliu glanced at him, then turned and walked to the sandalwood table and sat down. She said, "What are you doing here?" In her heart, she silently told herself that the person in front of her was the selfish Fang Xie, not Gu Rongxue.
Fang Xie walked over slowly. The dark - red robe embroidered with Chinese flowering crabapples trailed on the ground.
"Do you know someone?"
Su Xiaoliu looked up at him, slightly stunned, and asked, "Who?"
Fang Xie's pleasant voice slowly drifted through the room along with the sandalwood fragrance.
After hearing the name Fang Xie mentioned, those almond eyes slowly widened...
The carriage bumped along and gradually went further and further away. Before they knew it, they had left the Gu Family Manor.
Opposite her was Gu Rongxue in a dark - red robe. The black cloak enveloped his whole body. Su Xiaoliu looked up at him and whispered, "Why did you ask me if I knew Feng Yufei?" Even now, just mentioning that name made her heart tremble. It all seemed to have happened just yesterday.
Under the black cloak, Fang Xie's voice slowly sounded.
"That person's background is rather complicated."
Su Xiaoliu pursed her lips and lowered her eyes. She remembered that Feng Yufei once said that he wasn't the old valley master's biological son, which meant that he had no blood relation with the old valley master. She knew all this. So what exactly did Gu Rongxue want to know about Feng Yufei?
Su Xiaoliu looked up at him and said, "What about Feng Yufei's background?"
The long - fingered hand gently stroked the crystal - clear red jade ring. The carriage curtain was lifted, and the sunlight shone on Su Xiaoliu's face.
"His background is very likely related to the bloodshed twenty years ago."
The bloodshed twenty years ago...?
She should have just been born at that time, or maybe not even born yet. What had happened twenty years ago? She seemed to have heard Feng Yufei mention it, but he had said nothing.
Amidst Su Xiaoliu's doubts, Fang Xie said indifferently, "The alliance leader twenty years ago was neither the current Zuo Jinzhi nor from the Zuo Family. It was someone else."
Su Xiaoliu was slightly stunned. She looked at him and asked, "You mean... in the bloodshed twenty years ago, it was the alliance leader's family that was killed?"
The long fingers stopped. The red jade ring glistened with a clear luster. Fang Xie slowly said, "Yes." Under Su Xiaoliu's gradually widening almond eyes, he added, "Now, probably many people in the martial arts world have no impression of the bloodshed twenty years ago. Many people even think that the previous alliance leader was from the Zuo Family."
Su Xiaoliu paused for a moment. She looked at Fang Xie and said, "If the previous alliance leader wasn't from the Zuo Family, then why is the current alliance leader from the Zuo Family?"
Fang Xie slowly looked up. His pale, thin lips parted slightly and said, "That's the doubt."
Su Xiaoliu stared blankly at him. After a while, she slightly moved her lips and said, "Who is the person we're going to find now?"
"The Old Man of Qiannan." Fang Xie slowly replied.
The Old Man of Qiannan?
Su Xiaoliu looked at him and asked, "Does he know about the previous alliance leader and the current alliance leader?"
The long - fingered hand gently lowered the carriage curtain. The sunlight was blocked behind the curtain. Fang Xie said indifferently, "He knows about the previous alliance leader. He's probably the only person still alive who knows the previous alliance leader's secret."
His voice sounded faintly, and Su Xiaoliu's mood gradually became heavy.
Is this also related to Feng Yufei...
The green mountains loomed faintly, and the flowing water stretched far away.
The carriage slowly stopped at the foot of a mountain.
Su Xiaoliu and Fang Xie got off the carriage. At the foot of the mountain in front of them, there was an unassuming thatched cottage. The coachman dismounted and led the carriage away.
"Is this where the Old Man of Qiannan lives?" Su Xiaoliu looked up at Fang Xie and asked.
Fang Xie didn't answer but slowly walked forward.
Su Xiaoliu pouted and quickly followed him.
The wooden door was a bit old and was quietly closed at the moment.
When they reached the house, Fang Xie raised his hand and gently knocked on the door. The dark - red sleeve fell, revealing his long - fingered hand.
He knocked several times, but no one came to open the door for a long time.
Su Xiaoliu looked at Fang Xie and said, "Is it possible that the Old Man of Qiannan isn't at home?"
Fang Xie stopped knocking. After a while, he said, "Let's wait here."
Su Xiaoliu stared at him with her almond eyes. She didn't know where the old man had gone. What if he had gone on a long - distance trip? Wouldn't they be waiting in vain?
Although a bit reluctant, Su Xiaoliu still agreed to wait. She looked around a few times. Her gaze fell on a tree trunk lying not far in front of the door. She pointed at it and looked up at Fang Xie and said, "Let's sit down and wait."
Fang Xie looked in the direction she pointed at, was silent for a moment, and said, "You can go and sit."
Su Xiaoliu glanced at him a few times. As she walked over, she muttered, "Pretending to be so clean. You're already dressed in such a dark color. What's wrong with getting a bit of dust on you?"
Fang Xie naturally heard her words clearly. He just paused for a moment but didn't say anything.
Su Xiaoliu bent down and sat on the tree trunk. Who knew that her body sank, and she landed on a pile of broken tree bark with a thud.
Su Xiaoliu angrily rubbed her sore buttocks and looked down. What was going on?
Hearing the sound, Fang Xie looked over. Seeing Su Xiaoliu sitting on the ground in an extremely indecent posture, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
Su Xiaoliu struggled to stand up and limped to the side of the tree trunk. Looking down, she found that the tree trunk was actually hollow!
Su Xiaoliu was both angry and annoyed. Just as she was still scolding in a low voice, she heard Fang Xie's voice slowly sound.
"Carelessness has its consequences."
Su Xiaoliu looked up at him. For a moment, she was so angry that she couldn't refute. She let out a breath and simply didn't say anything. She turned her head and looked elsewhere.
Fang Xie saw that she was walking with some difficulty. He gently pursed his lips. Just as he was about to say something, he swallowed the words back.
In the distance, a young man carrying firewood was approaching in this direction. After seeing Fang Xie and Su Xiaoliu at the door, he was slightly stunned. After approaching, he asked, "Are you two here to find my master?"